1986 studio album by Berlin
Count Three & Pray is the fourth studio album by American new wave band Berlin , released on October 13, 1986, by Geffen Records . The album spawned three singles, including "Take My Breath Away ", which was featured in the film Top Gun . The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1986.
Track listing [ edit ]
All tracks are written by John Crawford , except where noted. All tracks are produced by Bob Ezrin , except where noted.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Will I Ever Understand You" 4:40 2. "You Don't Know " 4:22 3. "Like Flames " Rob Brill 5:05 4. "Heartstrings" 4:12 5. "Take My Breath Away " Moroder 4:11 6. "Trash" 3:38 7. "When Love Goes to War" Brian Fairweather 4:09 8. "Hideaway" Berlin 5:08 9. "Sex Me, Talk Me" 4:41 10. "Pink and Velvet" 6:38
Personnel [ edit ]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Count Three & Pray .[4]
Additional musicians [ edit ]
Gene Black, Kane Roberts , David Gilmour , Ted Nugent , Alan Murphy , Elliot Easton , Steve Dougherty, Gregg Wright – guitars
Bob Ezrin , Peter Robinson , Greg Kuehn , Jun Sato – keyboards
Gary Barlough – Synclavier programming
Andy Richards – keyboards programming, keyboards (tracks 2, 9)
John Batdorf , William Batstone, Lance Ellington , George Merrill , Tessa Niles , The Art Damage Choir – background vocals
Richard Niles – orchestration (track 9)
Luís Jardim – percussion (track 9)
Patrick O'Hearn – fretless bass (track 10)
Masakazu Yoshizawa – shakuhachi (track 2)
Osamu Kitajima – koto , biwa (track 2)
Technical [ edit ]
Bob Ezrin – production (tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 9, 10) ; recording (tracks 1, 3–8, 10) ; mixing (tracks 1, 2, 6–8, 10)
Berlin – production (tracks 2, 6, 8, 9)
Andy Richards – production (tracks 2, 9)
Giorgio Moroder – production, mixing (track 5)
David Tickle – recording (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–8, 10) ; mixing (tracks 1, 6–8, 10)
Ted Hayton – recording (tracks 2, 9)
Brian Reeves – mixing (track 5)
Mike Shipley – mixing (tracks 3, 4, 9)
Russ Castillo, Steve Strassman, Peter Lewis, Bob Mithoff, Dave Concors, Michael Rosen, Tom Whitlock – additional recording
Jeff Bennett, Tom Nist, Charlie Brocco, Robin Laine, Paul Gomersall, Steve Lyon – recording assistance
Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood)
Artwork [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
^ a b "You Don't Know" and "Sex Me, Talk Me"
References [ edit ]
^ Henderson, Alex. "Count Three & Pray – Berlin" . AllMusic . Retrieved July 11, 2019 .
^ Linfield, Carole (6 December 1986). "Albums". Record Mirror . p. 19. ISSN 0144-5804 .
^ Sippitts, Deborah (December 3, 1986). "Berlin: Count Three & Pray". Smash Hits . p. 76. ISSN 0260-3004 .
^ Count Three & Pray (liner notes). Berlin . Geffen Records . 1986. GHS 24121.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
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^ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF) . Music & Media . Vol. 4, no. 4. January 31, 1987. p. 23. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava . ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5 .
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^ "Charts.nz – Berlin – Count Three & Pray" . Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Berlin – Count Three & Pray" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^ "Berlin Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^ "British album certifications – Berlin – Count 3 and Pray" . British Phonographic Industry . March 9, 1987. Retrieved July 11, 2021 .
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